Travel query - Biarritz

[jostony]

As our flight lands late afternoon in Biarritz can anyone please recommend somewhere nice and reasonable to stay overnight along with any restaurants ?

 

[SYates]

The best person to ask directly might be @biarritzdon for obvious reasons! Buen Camino! SY

 

[wayfarer]

I have stayed in Le Petit Hotel in Biarritz twice and found it excellent, not expensive, about 100 mts from the beach, loads of excellent restaurants nearby and the manager who speaks fluent English is very helpful. A short bus or taxi ride to Bayonne train station.
Le Petit Hotel Biarritz
11 Rue Gardères
64200 Biarritz
France
+33 5 59 24 87 00
http://www.petithotel-biarritz.com/

 

[naplesdon]

If you are visiting in May that is off season, so rooms of all prices will be easy to find. I won't assume your budget but getting from the airport and all around Biarritz and Bayonne by bus is very easy so you will find have lots of choices of restaurants and hotels. Lots of pilgrims stay in Bayonne near the train station to save steps to catch the morning train, there are plenty of places to dine in Bayonne as well, especially along the Nive River. You will find some of the best tapas bars around the marche in Biarritz, that's where I find myself most days.

 

[naplesdon]

I have stayed in Le Petit Hotel in Biarritz twice and found it excellent, not expensive, about 100 mts from the beach, loads of excellent restaurants nearby and the manager who speaks fluent English is very helpful. A short bus or taxi ride to Bayonne train station.
Le Petit Hotel Biarritz
11 Rue Gardères
64200 Biarritz
France
+33 5 59 24 87 00
http://www.petithotel-biarritz.com/

I stayed there several times before moving to Biarritz, it's a good choice.

 

[jostony]

I stayed there several times before moving to Biarritz, it's a good choice.

Thank you for your reply. Are there any particular restaurants that you can also recommend?

 

[jostony]

I have stayed in Le Petit Hotel in Biarritz twice and found it excellent, not expensive, about 100 mts from the beach, loads of excellent restaurants nearby and the manager who speaks fluent English is very helpful. A short bus or taxi ride to Bayonne train station.
Le Petit Hotel Biarritz
11 Rue Gardères
64200 Biarritz
France
+33 5 59 24 87 00
http://www.petithotel-biarritz.com/

Thank you very much for this suggestion - looks good. I will confer with my fellow traveling pilgrims.

 

[jostony]

The best person to ask directly might be @biarritzdon for obvious reasons! Buen Camino! SY

Thank you

 

[naplesdon]

Recommended restaurants:
Bar Jean, Cafe Jean and Bar du Marche (because the owners are good friends of mine)
Tantina de Burgos (great wood grilled steaks and seafood)
La Plancha on Ilbarritz (wonderful beach side terrace with great seafood and sunsets)

 

[wayfarer]

At the entrance of the street where the hotel is there is a restaurant at either side. We have eaten in both and they were good.
https://www.google.ie/maps/@43.4829...e1!3m3!1suu1YWy-CJ_EAAAQWtM-NYA!2e0!3e2?hl=en

 

[jostony]

Recommended restaurants:
Bar Jean, Cafe Jean and Bar du Marche (because the owners are good friends of mine)
Tantina de Burgos (great wood grilled steaks and seafood)
La Plancha on Ilbarritz (wonderful beach side terrace with great seafood and sunsets)

These all sound great - thank you.

 

[smorariu]

As our flight lands late afternoon in Biarritz can anyone please recommend somewhere nice and reasonable to stay overnight along with any restaurants ?

I would not stay in Biarritz since it's only an hour away and the pilgrims office is open late (10PM I think). This bus to Gare Bayonne is really easy to find. Apologies - not exactly the answer to the question you asked but I can't see why you would want to stay in Biarritz?

Sergio

 

[naplesdon]

I would not stay in Biarritz since it's only an hour away and the pilgrims office is open late (10PM I think). This bus to Gare Bayonne is really easy to find. Apologies - not exactly the answer to the question you asked but I can't see why you would want to stay in Biarritz?

Sergio

We biarrots do have our detractors. Don't we!

 

[gerardcarey]

I can't see why you would want to stay in Biarritz?Sergio

Because it is an absolutely delightful place to spend a night or two, or ten, or live, like biarritzdon, how lucky is he?
Our forum friend Wayfarer recommended "Le Petit Hotel" to me and I also can assure you it is great accommodation.
To get to the hotel in the city centre, down at the beach, it costs one euro in the bus from the Biarritz airport or train station, and, golly gee, another one euro to get across to the train station in Bayonne. From there our lovely little rattle train takes us up the Rive river valley to St Jean, well half way there, at the moment.

Biarritz? Wouldn't miss it for quids. It's like the start of the Camino Frances for me.

Regds
Gerard

 

[naplesdon]

Me thinks Sergio was in a big hurry to do his "Camino" or he lives in SJPdP.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

I can't see why you would want to stay in Biarritz

For great Basque food down on the river?

 

[smorariu]

Me thinks Sergio was in a big hurry to do his "Camino" or he lives in SJPdP.

Maybe I was eager to get started. No offense intended.

 

[waveprof]

why you would want to stay in Biarritz?

Sergio

Because who wouldn't want to spend more time on the Basque coast, and hence delay the sad day when the camino crosses into La Rioja!

That said, while I love Biaritz, I'd lean toward St Jean de Luz (apologies to our Biarritz friend). But you can't really go wrong with either one.